Privacy Advisor

WorkSafe Victoria; Geelong; Ibrido; AUD 112.000 - 137.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

12% superannuation

Descrizione del lavoro

WorkSafe Victoria is seeking a Privacy Advisor to join the FOI & Privacy team in Geelong. The role supports the Privacy Lead to promote privacy compliance in the handling of personal and health information. It is a hybrid role (3 days in office) based in Wadawurrung / Geelong, with a lucrative salary and 12% superannuation.

The successful candidate will support privacy activities, policies, and training while coordinating privacy incidents and DPIA work across the organisation.

Competenze

• Strong understanding of Victorian public sector privacy obligations and relevant acts.
• Experience in compliance, risk management, governance, training and policy development.

Mansioni

• Support Privacy Lead to monitor privacy compliance and drive maturity.
• Assist in implementing processes and policies to meet privacy obligations.
• Act as liaison for Privacy Champions across the organisation.
• Support Privacy Impact Assessments and routine privacy enquiries.
• Assist in maintaining assurance programs for third-party privacy controls.
• Review and update privacy statements and notices for projects.
• Support privacy training and awareness, including targeted programs.
• Coordinate incident notification and remediation of privacy issues.
• Track privacy incidents and identify emerging trends.
• Review and update privacy policies and procedures continuously.

Conoscenze

Privacy compliance

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory knowledge

Risk-based approach

Clear communication

Formazione

IAPP CIPM certification

Descrizione del lavoro

• $124,535.00 per annum + 12% superannuation
• Full time, fixed term until 03/12/2027 (parental leave)
• Wadawurrung / Geelong based role (hybrid – 3 days a week in office)

About the opportunity

The Privacy Advisor is part of the FOI & Privacy team and will support the Privacy Lead to promote and maintain privacy compliance in WorkSafe’s collection, use and storage of personal and health information.

Key accountabilities:

• Support the Privacy Lead to complete defined privacy activities, monitor privacy compliance and drive maturity and continuous improvement in privacy at WorkSafe.
• Support the implementation of processes, policies and practices required to meet WorkSafe’s privacy obligations and ensure they are implemented across the organisation.
• Act as a liaison and point of contact for Privacy Champions across the WorkSafe business.
• Support business units in the completion of Privacy Impact Assessments and with routine privacy enquiries.
• Assist in the maintenance of an assurance and monitoring program to assess privacy controls and practices of third parties engaged by WorkSafe.
• Review and update existing privacy statements and collection notices and support WorkSafe business units with privacy compliance when delivering new projects and initiatives.
• Support the development and delivery of privacy training and awareness activities, including targeted training programs for high risk business units. Assist in co-ordinating Agent Privacy Forums and internal privacy workshops.
• Assist in the identification, notification and remediation of privacy incidents, complaints and enquiries by WorkSafe and its agents.
• Co-ordinate the reporting and tracking of privacy incidents and identification of emerging trends.
• Review and update WorkSafe’s privacy policies, manuals and procedures on an ongoing basis.

About you

You are a collaborative and analytical professional with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills. You can build effective working relationships, apply sound judgement in complex environments, manage competing priorities and solve problems through a practical, risk-based approach.

Additionally, you will possess the following skills and experience:

• Strong understanding the privacy obligations of Victorian public sector agencies, in particular the practical application of the Information and Health Privacy Principles in the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 and the Health Records Act 2001.
• Understanding or previous experience in compliance, risk management, privacy governance, training, and development of policies and procedures.
• Experience in applying regulatory requirements to business functions and information management practices.
• Relevant certification in privacy (i.e. IAPP Certified Information Privacy Manager) will be highly regarded.

Working with us

At WorkSafe, our goal is for every employee to feel connected, safe, and valued within their team, for teams to feel appreciated in the workplace, and for WorkSafe to be respected in the community.

We believe that a diverse workforce is essential for delivering the best outcomes for the Victorian community. We strongly encourage applications from all individuals, including First Nations people, people with disabilities, those from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, and individuals of all sexualities and genders.

Preferred candidates will be required to satisfactorily complete a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and/or other checks as required for the position as part of the recruitment process.

Eligibility for ongoing employment with WorkSafe Victoria requires Australian or New Zealand citizenship or permanent residency.

Due to the volume of applications received, individualised feedback will only be provided to candidates who progress to interview stage.

For further enquiries please contact Bianca Stojanovski via email ***************@worksafe.vic.gov.au